All articles by Peter White – Page 130
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NewsWMR claims BBC archive footage cost has soared
Factual producer World Media Rights (WMR) has claimed that the cost of using BBC archive footage has jumped dramatically since Getty Images began selling it at the start of the year.
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NewsC4 eyes more subtitled drama
Channel 4 is to boost the amount of foreign-language drama it acquires following the purchase of edgy Norwegian thriller Mammon.
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FeaturesRealscreen 2014: the networks
What the networks at the Realscreen Summit in Washington will be looking for this year
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NewsC4 and C5 order fixed-rig docs
Channel 4 has ordered another fixed-rig series from Educating Yorkshire indie Twofour, while Channel 5 has moved into the genre with a series set in a GP surgery.
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NewseOne boosts UK factual with Three River tie-up
Entertainment One (eOne) has beefed up its factual ambitions in the UK by striking a first-look deal with Jonathan Drake’s Three River Studios.
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NewsSupernanny handed ITV talkshow
ITV has commissioned a new daytime talkshow fronted by Supernanny Jo Frost.
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NewsDRG poaches BBW & Shine execs
International distributor DRG has hired two senior executives from BBC Worldwide and Shine Group - Richard Halliwell and Wayne Davison.
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NewsNetflix finalises deal for Marco Polo
Netflix has finalised its order for The Weinstein Company’s epic drama Marco Polo.
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NewsDiscovery uncovers Rise of the Nazi Party
Discovery is to air the Rise of the Nazi Party documentary after it acquired the series from World Media Rights.
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NewsRumpus wins debut order from TLC
TLC has commissioned a reality series fronted by Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby from fledgling indie Rumpus Media.
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NewsITV's High Noon preps polka show
US cable network Reelz Channel has ordered a band-based reality series from ITV-backed indie High Noon Entertainment.
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NewsUBS: Fox or Vodafone could buy Sky
Hollywood studio Fox or telcos Vodafone and O2 could target a merger with Sky, according to investment bank UBS.
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NewsBeyond's Connell joins Heaney's TCB
Paul Heaney’s emerging distribution company TCB Media Rights has poached sales exec Karen Connell from Beyond Distribution.
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NewsNat Geo & Fox set for space sequel
National Geographic and have Fox partnered to launch high-end science series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey in the UK.
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NewsSky acquires 24: Live Another Day
Jack Bauer is to return to the UK after Sky 1 picked up action thriller series 24: Live Another Day.
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NewsBBC America boards The Game
US cable network BBC America has backed Toby Whithouse-penned period spy drama The Game.
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NewsWhite Queen sequel gathers pace
US cable network Starz is moving forward with The White Princess, the sequel to its BBC co-production The White Queen, and has begun working with writer Emma Frost on new scripts.
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NewsExtreme weather explored by C4
Channel 4 has ordered a four-part documentary about the UK’s extreme weather conditions from Pioneer Productions.
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NewsShine TV hires BBC's Tanya Shaw
Shine TV has hired BBC commissioner Tanya Shaw as creative director.